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- From: esther@verdix.com (Esther Lumsdon)
- Subject: Re: WARNING: CHAPEL SALES, Inc (magazines)
- Message-ID: <esther.727637059@sarge>
- Sender: news@verdix.com
- Nntp-Posting-Host: sarge.hq.verdix.com
- Organization: Verdix Corp
- References: <9JAN199307525916@utkvx3.utk.edu> <1993Jan17.095854.26871@ncsu.edu>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 17:24:19 GMT
- Lines: 42
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- jrwaters@eos.ncsu.edu (JACK ROGERS WATERS) writes:
-
- >In article <9JAN199307525916@utkvx3.utk.edu> drevik@utkvx3.utk.edu (Drevik, Steve) writes:
- >>Spread the word about another band of criminals running
- >>door to door. This one is called Chapel Sales, Inc.
- >>(nice name, eh? inspires trust) and is out of New Jersey.
- >>
- >I agree that these guys are crooks. The minute the salesman left the
- >apartment I knew something was wrong. At that point I took the gamble
- >and sent my slips in for cancellation (they had to be there within
- >72 hours). This meant that, even if I found the jerks (which I did
- >the next day), I couldn't get my money from them. I did let them
- >know that I had their license plate number. I got my refund in the mail.
-
- >Something that bothered me about these guys also. I am white. No big deal,
- >but it was to these guys. All of these guys and girls were black.
- >My salesman, more than once, alluded to the possability that I
- >might not buy from him because he was black. Later, when I was upset,
- >he said something like "I thought you said you weren't racist . . ."
- >These guys were like car salesmen. They were out to play on every
- >emotion you could have.
-
- This company went through my apartment complex in Annapolis, MD about
- 3 years ago. The black salesgirl (no older than 17) told me that
- this was some sort of scholarship contest for public speaking ability,
- then gave me the pitch about magazines. I talked to her about a couple
- of historically black colleges and universities (HBCU is an acronym
- used by some of the HBCU schools). I knew more about this category
- of schools than she did. Much more. She was very surprised, because
- I am white. I signed up for a couple of magazines, then thought about
- it and sent in the forms to cancel. It seemed very wierd, because
- of the "scholarship" angle, and the fact that this girl claimed to be
- from Atlanta and didn't know the names of any colleges there. I
- decided that Chapel Sales, Inc. sounded like they were running some
- wierd sort of scam on their sales force.
-
- I had no problem cancelling my order.
- --
- -- Esther Lumsdon, not speaking for Verdix. esther@verdix.com
- Q: How many user support people does it take to change a light bulb?
- A: We have an exact copy of the light bulb here and it seems to be
- working fine. Can you tell me what kind of system you have?
-